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Aid4Mail is the industry-leading email processing solution trusted by law enforcement, Fortune 50 companies, and legal professionals worldwide. Get access to media resources, product information, and company background.
Why Media Professionals Trust Aid4Mail
Industry-First AI Integration
First forensics tool with AI-powered email analysis
Trusted by Fortune 50
Used by half the Fortune 50 & U.S. DOJ, FBI, CIA
Only Complete Cloud Solution
Microsoft & Google attachments with full metadata
25+ Years Email Expertise
Longer than most competing forensics vendors
25+
Years Experience
50%
Fortune 50
40+
Email Formats
10×
Faster Processing
Latest Product Updates
Major milestones and feature releases from Aid4Mail
Aid4Mail 6.1.4 Release
September 2025
- Unpurged email recovery from PST/OST without Outlook
- Security patch for PCRE2 (CVE-2025-58050)
- Updated 7-Zip and ExifTool components
Aid4Mail 6.1.0 Major Update
June 2025
- Portable HTML Email Viewer for license-free review
- Microsoft 365 App-Only Access for tenant-wide collection
- MIH+ deduplication for emails without Message-IDs
- Hangul document search support
Aid4Mail 6.0.0 Launch
March 2025
- Industry-first AI integration (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Mistral)
- Cloud attachment collection (Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint)
- JSON export optimized for AI workflows
- OAuth verification for Gmail and Google Drive
About Aid4Mail
Aid4Mail is the world’s fastest, most accurate, and most versatile email forensics and eDiscovery solution. Developed by Fookes Software Ltd in Switzerland since 2005, Aid4Mail is trusted by half of the Fortune 50, the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, CIA, top law firms, major universities, and government agencies worldwide.
What sets Aid4Mail apart is its specialized focus on email processing. Unlike general-purpose forensic tools, Aid4Mail delivers unmatched speed (10× faster for local data, 100× faster for webmail collection), comprehensive recovery capabilities (including deleted and corrupted messages), and industry-first AI integration for contextual analysis. It’s the only tool that collects cloud-hosted attachments from both Microsoft and Google platforms with full metadata and revision history.
With over 25 years of email processing expertise—longer than most competing forensics vendors—Aid4Mail continues to innovate, ensuring investigators and legal teams have the most powerful, reliable, and complete email evidence collection solution available.
What Makes Aid4Mail Unique
Industry-leading capabilities no other solution can match
First AI Integration
Industry-first AI-powered email analysis from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Mistral, and others—plus offline AI for sensitive investigations
Cloud Attachment Collection
Only tool supporting cloud attachments from both Microsoft (OneDrive, SharePoint) and Google (Drive, Docs) with full metadata and revision history
10× Faster
Processes local email data up to 10× faster than competing tools; webmail collection up to 100× faster with native pre-acquisition filtering
Forensic Integrity
Preserves complete metadata, folder structures, and status flags with court-defensible accuracy. Recovers deleted and corrupted emails others miss
Global Trust
Trusted by half the Fortune 50, U.S. DOJ, FBI, CIA, top law firms, and leading universities worldwide
Privacy Compliant
Built-in GDPR, HIPAA, and South Korea PIPA compliance with data minimization, audit logs, and defensible chain of custody
Fast Facts for Journalists
Founded
1996 (Fookes Software), 2005 (Aid4Mail)
Headquarters
Charmey, Switzerland
Email Expertise
25+ years (longer than most competitors)
Format Support
40+ email formats & cloud accounts
Processing Speed
10× faster than competitors
Cloud Attachments
Only tool supporting Microsoft & Google
AI Integration
First forensics tool with AI analysis
Compliance
GDPR, HIPAA, PIPA, EDRM MIH
Awards & Recognition
European IT & Software Excellence Award
2016 - Recognized for outstanding solution provided to cloud-archiving company Sonian
PC Magazine Shareware Award
1998 - NoteTab Pro text editor, recognized by PC Magazine, PC World, Microsoft, and WUGNET
Trusted by Leading Organizations
Aid4Mail is used by important organizations worldwide, including:
Government & Law Enforcement
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- International law enforcement agencies
Corporate & Legal
- Half of the Fortune 50 companies
- Top 100 law firms globally
- Leading universities and research institutions
- International NGOs and regulatory bodies
Leadership & Company Heritage
Eric Fookes
Founder & CEO, Fookes Software Ltd
Eric Fookes founded Fookes Software in 1996 in Charmey, a village in the French-speaking region of Switzerland, in the Swiss Prealps. The company began with award-winning text editors before pioneering email forensics tools in 2002.
Under Eric’s leadership, Fookes Software has earned an international reputation for building high-quality, secure, and reliable software. Aid4Mail, launched in 2005, has become the global standard for email forensics and eDiscovery, trusted by government agencies, Fortune 50 companies, and leading law firms worldwide.
With over 25 years of email processing expertise—longer than most competing forensics vendors—Eric continues to drive innovation in email evidence collection, recovery, and analysis. The company’s Swiss heritage embodies precision, reliability, and trustworthiness that professionals depend on for their most critical cases.
Specialization
Exclusive focus on email and attachments for forensic accuracy
Integrity
95% in-house development ensures security and stability
Reliability
Rigorously tested, security-scanned, standards-compliant
Customer Success
Award-winning support with rapid response times
Media Resources
Downloadable assets for journalists and media professionals
Product Screenshots
High-quality screenshots of Aid4Mail interface, features, and workflows
Press Kit
Comprehensive media kit including logos, fact sheet, backgrounder, and executive bio
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Website
www.aid4mail.comLocation
Fookes Software Ltd
La Petite Fin 27
1637 Charmey
Switzerland
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